Coddy Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Public consultation on Review of Management Measures Southern IFCA are seeking views of stakeholders including commercial and recreational users, to shape the way their fisheries are managed in the future. The questions we are asking are; Whether you agree with key objectives and focus areas that have been identified? What measures you think are necessary to fulfil our objectives for each of the focus areas identified? Where can we work together with stakeholders to gather additional evidence are fulfil shared objectives? How can we best involve the community in the management of the Southern IFCA District? A series of public meetings are to be held in January 2015: Weymouth Angling Society, DT4 8NF Monday 5th January, 15:00 to 19:00 The Thistle Hotel, Poole, BH15 1HD Tuesday 6th January, 10:00 to 18:00 Eastney Cruising Association, PO4 9LY Thursday 8th January, 15:00 to 19:00 Riverside Centre, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QR Friday 9th January, 15:00 to 19:00 Full details of the consultation can be viewed here and the consultation document can be viewed here. For further information please contact the Southern IFCA office at enquiries@southern-ifca.gov.uk or on 01202 721373. Topher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 It was good to see a few of you there. Its really important that the response from anglers is large and loud, Nigel H is doing a fine Job on our behalf at Sifca but we need to support him by sending in email responses before Jan 31st. If enough Anglers write in asking for what they want then the better chance we have of getting some of it. What do you think about the one bass bag limit? - tell them What about inshore netting? tell them if your happy with your fishing then tell them Cheers PJ Topher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Done and promoted on anglers afloat Topher, Coddy and Paul J 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Does the club want a copy of the responses? An issue which comes to my mind is the wiping out of fish and damage to the seabed by trawlers in the Bay. The trawlers even come so close to the net locations...(Certainly where I live overlooking Poole Bay on the est Cliff, Bournemouth).What chance is there for the rod and line angler!!! Is there anything that can be done about this? One skipper told me there was a loophole in the law which has allowed two larger trawlers to operate...I do not know how true this is? With Bass becoming a species of concern should there not be a revision of the size that a Bass can be kept or as PJ says a 'one bag limit' ' Topher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 What excellent news today.Topher EU bans sea bass trawling2015-01-19 20:44 (Shutterstock) Multimedia · User Galleries · News in PicturesSend us your pictures · Send us your stories Related Links Researchers zap zombie bass Ocean fish stocks low, UN says EU to discuss fishing quotas Brussels - The EU said Monday it will ban open water trawling of sea bass during the spawning season through April in order to ensure the stock's survival. The European Commission, the EU executive arm, said it is working with Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands to implement the ban which should take effect at the end of January. "Emergency measures will be implemented to ban pelagic trawling of sea bass during spawning season which runs until the end of April," it said in a statement. It said pelagic, or open sea, trawlers operating during spawning season "make up 25% of the impact on the stock" when the stock is at "its most vulnerable." The European Union said it had resorted to its right to impose emergency measures to protect threatened species after member states failed to agree to act on warnings from experts. The commission said it is also working with the countries involved on measures alongside the ban, such as managing recreational fishing and limiting catches of all other commercial fisheries. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea recommended for 2015 an 80% decrease in catches in the English Channel and the North Sea. French fisherman account for 70% of the haul. Topher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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